The Digital Workplace Council is comprised of senior leaders of large global organizations responsible for creating effective digital integration strategies to improve employee productivity, research and innovation.

Members examine the influence of emerging technology on work and learning along with sharing frameworks and approaches that build connections between employees, companies and customers. Components of change management and staff requirements for a constantly changing technology landscape are common topics.

Membership consists of diverse industries and organizations, and is by invitation only. Group size is limited to 22 firms.
Vendors and consultants are not eligible. Contact member chair if interested in learning more.

Next Meeting

Date: October 16-18, 2017

Host: Colgate

Location: Piscataway, NJ

Agenda Topics:

Colgate's Digital Workplace Journey

Change Management in Large Scale Technology Changes

Council Member Show and Share

Previous Meetings

Date: May, 2017

Host: FACEBOOK

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Agenda Topics:

The Digital Workplace At Facebook

Learning Cultures

Council Member Show and Share

Date: February 6-8, 2017

Location: Coronado, CA

Agenda Topics:

Digital Design for Challenging Conditions

Embracing Adversity

Council Member Show and Share

Date: October 2016

Host: Gravity Tank

Location: Chicago, IL

Agenda Topics:

Innovation in Digital Design

Design Thinking

Council Member Show and Share

Date: May 2016

Host: MIT Media Lab

Location: Boston, MA

Agenda Topics:

Governance Strategies for Biz Social

MIT Media Lab Projects Tour

Trends in Biz Social and Collaboration Platforms

Date: February 2016

Host: Wells Fargo

Location: San Francisco, CA

Agenda Topics:

Emerging Productivity Tools

Employee Satisfaction Surveys

Authentic Employee Advocacy

Date: October 2015

Host: 3M Innovation Center

Location: St. Paul, MN

Agenda Topics:

Innovation and Intranets

Digital Proficiency and Debunking Generational Myths

Business Drivers of Digital Work

Date: May 2015

Host: Microsoft

Location: Redmond, WA

Agenda Topics:

Business-Social Strategies

Portals and Corporate Communications

Digital Futures of Work, Home and Life

Date: February 2015

Hosts: Google and The Institute for the Future

Location: Mountain View, CA

Agenda Topics:

Google and the Enterprise

Digital Innovation

The Future of Work

Date: September 2014

Host: Herman Miller's Design Yard

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Agenda Topics:

The Total Experience of Work

Intersection of Digital and Physical Workspaces

Designing digital and physical spaces around the Human OS

Date: May 2014

Host: Deloitte's 30 Rockefeller Plaza Office

Location: New York, NY

Agenda Topics:

User Experience (UX) and Adaptive Design

Internal/external connection of social tools and content

Adoption challenges in conservative corporate cultures

Date: January 2014

Host: Qualcomm

Location: San Diego, CA

Agenda Topics:

Mobility Trends

Adoption, metrics and ROI

Performance enablement through Mobility

Date: September 2013

Host: FBI Headquarters

Location: Washington, DC

Agenda Topics:

Impact of Security and Privacy on Collaboration for Business Growth

Human Behaviors and Managing Risk

The Realities of the Digital Workplace

Date: June 2013

Location: IBM Watson Research Center

Agenda Topics:

Social Learning

Cognitive Computing

BIG DATA and Analytics

Date: February 2013

Host: Wells Fargo

Location: Charlotte, NC

Agenda Topics:

Governance models that work

Challenges of working across functions

Organizational designs to support digital work - what's working and what's not